Moving Up To Ryedale 2020 Aspire & Achieve One of the most consistently high performing schools in the North of England Ryedale School Activity Booklet It is natural to be nervous about starting a new secondary school. Through reading this booklet and completing the activities you will become more confident about your exciting move to Ryedale School. You could complete the activities in this booklet at home, or spend time discussing it with your teacher in school if you are currently attending your primary school. We cannot wait to welcome you to Ryedale School in the autumn term. We hope that once you have read this booklet, watched our transition video and logged on to our on-line platform to ask any questions you may have, you will be feeling ready to join us after the summer. We look forward to seeing you soon! Be honest, be kind, be respectful of others. Be curious in your learning and work hard. Complete this section after talking to your parent or teacher: Questions I have about starting at Ryedale: —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————-- —————————————————————————————————————-- I am looking forward to: —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————-- —————————————————————————————————————-- I am feeling a little worried about: —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————-- —————————————————————————————————————-- Finding your way around Ryedale School Don’t worry about getting lost! You will soon find your way around and the staff on Reception are always here to help. Did you know that we have a morning club before school in the Library where you can complete school work or read? The tasks below will help you to become familiar with the layout of Ryedale School. Activities See if you can find out what each of the rooms are used for. Label this information on your map; the transition video may help with this task. Lunchtime Clubs and Activities At Ryedale School we offer a fantastic range of clubs and activities. Our aim is to ensure that every student attends at least one lunchtime club each week. This will help you to become fully involved in life at Ryedale and get to know the teachers and make new friends. Attendance at some clubs enables you to get an early lunch in the canteen! Did you know that Ryedale School’s Year 7 netball team were district champions last year? Year 7 Lunchtime Clubs Extra-Curricular Activities (correct for 2019-20 academic year - includes winter and summer activities). Monday: Thursday: Morning Club Morning Club Football Club Cantarla Dance Club Ryedale Straynotes Ukulele Club Rugby Gardening (Green Welly) Club Computing Club Computing Club Tennis (Boys) Tuesday: Friday: Morning Club Morning Club Brass Band Lego Club Netball Singing Craft Club Geography Study Club Drama Club Gardening (Green Welly) Club Computing Club Rugby (Girls) Rounders (Girls) Computing Club Tennis (Girls) Indoor Cricket (Boys) Wednesday: Morning Club New Activities for Hockey September 2020: Lego Club Craft Club DT Club, KS3 Writing Club Puzzle Club, Football Poetry for Change Club Computing Club Upcycling Club, Cricket (Boys) Board Games Club, Writing Club Textiles Club. Travelling to and from School You should be at Ryedale School by 8.45 each morning. Those of you who travel by school bus will be picked up close to your homes. County Hall will tell your parents/carers which route you will travel on and they will provide you with a bus pass, Bus route guidance is as follows: 250 : Ryedale View, Kirkbymoorside 255 : Long Barrow Market Place, Welburn, Gilling East Wombleton, Nunnington (to meet 257R) Ryedale School Nunnington, Mill Farm (lane end) Nunnington/ East Ness junction West Ness/ West Ness Hall 251 : Keldhome Lane End, Kirby Hills Corner West Lund, Kirkbymoorside, Harome, Crook House Farm Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, (lane end) Oxencroft, Ryedale School Ryedale school 31X: Fairfax Close, Ampleforth 252 : Fadmoor (connects with 275R, Beacon Road, Ampleforth 277R, 279R 281R) Newton Grange Farm (lane end) Gillamoor Sproxton Kirkbymoorside Market Place Market Place, Helmsley (to meet (271R ) 266R) Ryedale School Ryedale School 257 : Cherry Tree House (road end) 253 : Hutton-le-Hole, Lastingham, West End Ampleforth Spaunton Ampleforth, White Swan Appleton-le-Moors Oswaldkirk Catterbeck Leysthorpe Cottages Sinnington (inc Friars Hill) East Newton (road end) Keldholme Primary School, Nunnington (to meet 255R) Kirkbymoorside Ryedale School 259 : Old Byland Reins Fam Lane End Cold Kirkby 254 : Slingsby Sutton Bank Visitor Centre Hovingham (to meet 274R) Scawton Village Caulkey Bank Bottom Rievaulx Stonegrave Market Place, Helmsley Ryedale School Harome Ryedale School 261 : Hawnby (road end, to meet 263R) High Leys Farm (road end) Carlton - road end, Helmsley Ryedale School Possible Taxi services Some students may require a taxi service to school or may need to join a school bus along the way to ensure onward travel to Ryedale School. Please contact North Yorkshire Transport in Harrogate on: 01609 533693 for further information about bus routes, timings and collection points. On every bus there will be older pupils (Prefects) whose job it is to look after you on your journey. The Prefects will introduce themselves to you on the bus during your first few days at Ryedale. Please ensure you speak to them if you have any questions or concerns about your journey. Ms Wilkinson or Mr France will be at the bus car park at the beginning and end of every day if you need any extra help. Remember: Every morning when you arrive at school your top button must be fastened and your shirt tucked in. Lunch Time We have a cafeteria system for our school lunches and a rota for sittings to make it fair. You can bring a packed lunch if you prefer. Here are some examples of the meals available. Sample menu and prices are: Nutritional Meal Deal Salad Bar, Boxes & Pots: £2.55 with a pudding Pasta Pot £1.45 Noodle Pot £1.45 Chicken Korma with rice & Naan Bread Pasta Portion £0.65 Sausage & mash with onion gravy Salad Box £1.80 Roast beef & Yorkshire pudding Chicken & vegetable pie Break Time: Crispy battered fish & chips Shepherds pie & vegetables Bread roll £0.35 Beef enchilada with potato wedges Toast £0.35 Roast pork, sage & roast potatoes Half a bagel £0.45 Spaghetti bolognaise Crumpet £0.45 Croissant £0.50 Vegetarian Options Half a Panini £0.95 Macaroni cheese & garlic bread Hash Brown £0.85 Cheese quiche with diced potatoes Fruit £0.55 Vegetable/quorn curry & rice Leek & potato bake Desserts: Veggie burger Vegetable lasagne Pudding with custard £1.10 Vegetable lasagne & garlic bread Fruit pot £0.95 Cheese & tomato pasta Yoghurt £0.65 Jacket potatoes For students taking part in lunch time clubs, did you know you can order your sandwiches in advance so you can be sure to get a filling you like? Puddings with Custard Apple Crumble Cold Sweets Rhubarb Crumble Chocolate Sponge Yoghurts £0.65 Fruit Sponge Fruit Pot £0.95 Jam Roly Poly Fresh Fruit £0.55 Pudding (no custard) £0.70 Pudding (with custard) £1.10 Biscuits and Tray Bakes Drinks Biscuits £0.65 Milk £0.65 Tray Bakes £0.70 Devonshire Splits £0.70 Iced Buns £0.70 Calypso Pure Orange/Apple Juice Chocolate Krispies £0.70 £0.75 The dining hall opens at break times for any students who would like to purchase a break time snack or eat one brought from home. Our cashless catering system in the dining hall means students buy lunch using their thumb print only! (Please refer to the letter in your Transition Information Pack for more details) Please also note: Prices and menus may vary. Select your lunch for the week From the price list, select your meals for your first week at school. Base your selection on a daily spend limit of £3.50 per day for this activity. (Your parents may set you a different daily spend amount). 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